SearchStorage.com: Storage Roundup: LSI Launches 6 Gbps SAS RAID Controller Cards

Author: Rachel Kossman

 

LSI Corp. launched a new generation of high-performance MegaRAID SATA+SAS RAID controller cards based on 6 Gbps SAS technology.

The MegaRAID 9200 series controllers feature the LSISAS2108 6 Gbps SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC) and deliver up to 2.88 GBps in sequential reads and 1.87 GBps in sequential writes. The new controllers have been designed to integrate with existing 3Gbps SATA and SAS infrastructure.

The new 6 Gbps SAS cards support self-discovery/self-configuring expanders, longer cables, standardized zoning, 512 MB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, and are bundled with MegaRAID Storage Manager.

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